The Mask Of Rey Mysterio — Diego Valenzuela Talks Masked Republic’s ‘Luchaverse: Catalyst’

Diego Valenzuela of Masked Republic popped by the virtual studio to chat about the upcoming Luchaverse: Catalyst. We discuss the crossover and connections between comics and professional wrestling. Diego mentions the luchadores’ commitment to their stories and identities – a real life superhero trope. We also talk about Rey Mysterio’s character in one of the tales, and the way each story is molded to the featured luchador. Favorite wrestlers on both sides of the Mexico and US borders, matches*, influences on pop culture, and more.

*I definitely mixed up The Undertaker’s opponents from SummerSlam ’94 and Wrestlemania IX, but we’re going to move past that, since The UnderFaker (Prime Time Brian Lee in horrible Undertaker cosplay) and Giant Gonzales (Jorge Gonzales in horrible Bigfoot cosplay) are easily the worst PPV opponents in Undertaker’s career.